moutza

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noun

An insulting and contemptuous gesture made with the fingers spread and palms thrust forward, traditional in Greece.

OriginGreek μούντζα ← Medieval Greek μούντζα →
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Meanings

nounmoutza (plural moutzas)

plural moutzas · alternative mountza

  1. An insulting and contemptuous gesture made with the fingers spread and palms thrust forward, traditional in Greece.

Origin

  1. Medieval Greekμούντζα
  2. Greekμούντζα
  3. Englishmoutza

From Greek μούντζα (moúntza), from Medieval Greek μούντζα (moúntza)/μούτζα (moútza).

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APA

moutza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moutza

MLA

“moutza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moutza. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moutza,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moutza.

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